Budapest

From Prague, we took an overnight train to Budapest. We had our own private sleeper car for the 9ish hour trip. Going to sleep in one country and waking up in another is a pretty neat experience.

There were far fewer tourists in Budapest than there were in Prague. Budapest is the combination of two cities. The city of Buda and the city of Pest. The two are separated by the Danube river. The Pest side, where we stayed, has a reputation for being a bit rough i.e. muggings etc. Granted we didn't go out drinking in the wee hours of the morning, but we saw nothing that even remotely resembled 'rough characters' and felt as safe as we would in Mayberry, USA. Another preconception proven unfounded.

I haven't got too much more to say about Budapest. Here are some pics:

Bridge over the Danube with a Freedom monument in the Background

Danube cruise

Parliament